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"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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"Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity."
"Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity."
"The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority."
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